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LGBTQ+

UCLA Gets $1 Million to Study Legal Topics Involving Gay Couples

LOS ANGELES A gay couple that hope to marry one day has donated more than $1 million to the University of California, Los Angeles, to fund research on legal topics involving same-sex relationships.

February 28, 2007

African-American

In Memoriam: Bebe Moore Campbell, Diversity Diva

Following Bebe Moore Campbell’s transition into the spiritual realm, many took note of the Washington Post’s earlier appraisal, “If this is a fair world, Bebe Moore Campbell will be remembered as the most important African-American novelist of this century – except for, maybe Ralph Ellison and James Baldwin.” One dimension neglected by Bebe’s recent national coverage, however, is the fact that Bebe was the quintessential positive outcome of a diversity initiative.

December 2, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Missouri State University Faces Lawsuit By Student Over Gay Adoption, “Christian Beliefs”

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. A Missouri State University graduate has sued the school, claiming she was retaliated against because she refused to support gay adoption as part of a class project.

November 2, 2006

LGBTQ+

California Bill Would Require Textbooks Mention Gays’ Contributions

California State Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, says a key aspect of history is missing from school textbooks – the contributions homosexuals have made…

May 1, 2006

LGBTQ+

Supreme Court Upholds College Military Recruiting Law

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that colleges that accept federal money must allow military recruiters on campus…

March 22, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Blogging Rights

For a year and a half, Meg Spohn served as an adjunct faculty member at DeVry University’s Westminster, Colo., campus…

March 8, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Blogging Rights

For a year and a half, Meg Spohn served as an adjunct faculty member at DeVry University’s Westminster, Colo., campus. A well-liked instructor, her engaging teaching…

March 7, 2006

LGBTQ+

Supreme Court Upholds College Military Recruiting Law

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that colleges that accept federal money must allow military recruiters on campus, despite some universities’ objections to the…

March 6, 2006

LGBTQ+

Cornel West, Eddie Glaude Launch National Curriculum on Black History, American Democracy

Princeton professors Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Eddie Glaude have teamed up with talk-show host Tavis Smiley to launch a national movement to take critical lessons of…

March 6, 2006

LGBTQ+

HIV Prevention Programs in U.S. Target Black Audiences

The sixth annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day brought university students to Roosevelt University’s auditorium in downtown Chicago last week to hear some music…

February 9, 2006

LGBTQ+

Red Cross to Continue Blood Drives at UVM Despite Ban on Blood Donations From Gay Men

The American Red Cross can continue holding blood drives at the University of Vermont despite a complaint that a ban on sexually active gay men giving blood violates the school’s nondiscrimination policy…

January 31, 2006

LGBTQ+

Supreme Court Signals Support

The Supreme Court appeared ready earlier this month to rule against colleges that want to limit…

December 28, 2005